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american river
South Australia · Census 2021
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American River is a coastal suburb of Kangaroo Island.
Median house price
No median price series for American River yet.
Valuer-General pricing is unavailable for this suburb. South Australia suburb median: $1.2M.
People
Population
280
Median age
63 yrs
Income / person / wk
$491
Household income / wk
$831
Housing
Median rent / wk
$200
Mortgage / month
$696
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 55%
- Top language at home
- English only
- No religion
- 55%
- Born overseas
- 25%
- English only at home
- 97%
Local amenities
Amenity score
2/100
Schools
0
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
1
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
16.7 km
Nearest train
81.1 km
Nearest hospital
18.4 km
Distance to coast
0.2 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
16.0 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Kangaroo Island
- Council population
- 4,840
- Council area
- 4,401 km²
- Density
- 1/km²
- Federal grants
- $2.81M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $581/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Mayo
- Federal MP
- Rebekha Sharkie (XEN)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 55% 2PP
- State electorate
- Mawson
- State MP
- Leon Bignell (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.